July 2008 – PEM e-News
Welcome to the July edition of the PEM e-Newsletter!
PEM 2008 salary survey winners announced!
We’re pleased to announce the winners of the PEM
2008 salary survey reader contest. The winners of a $100 Canadian Tire
gift certificate are: Frank Tridico, baggage superintendent maintenance
services, Vancouver Airport Authority; Stuart Brown, electrical
supervisor, McCain Foods Canada; and Andy Lyon, plant facility
technician, Steelcase Canada.
Once again this year, we received tremendous support from respondents who completed the comprehensive PEM
2008 salary survey online questionnaire form. We continue to compare
results against previous surveys. I want to thank everyone who took the
time to participate in this year’s survey. Your help enabled us to
further build out a detailed benchmark of important industry trends,
which maintenance professionals, engineers and plant operations can
benefit from.
Results of our latest salary survey will be published in the PEM September issue. This year, there are some interesting surprises. So, you don’t want to miss this issue!
Robert Robertson, PEM Editor
PEMAC Allied Member
rrobertson@clbmedia.ca
www.pem-mag.com
INDUSTRY NEWS
MainTrain in Edmonton and Toronto
 TORONTO, ON—Get
ready for MainTrain 2008 in Edmonton at the Marriott At River Cree
Resort (September 25-26). The Plant Engineering and Maintenance
Association of Canada (PEMAC) Alberta Chapter has done a tremendous job
planning and organizing MainTrain in Edmonton.
To read the full story, click here.
 Plan to attend the ENEX08 conference
AURORA/OWEN SOUND, ON—The editors and publishers of Energy Management, Green Business and PEM Plant Engineering and Maintenance
magazines and Canada's largest manufacturing consortium, Excellence in
Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), have joined forces to create Canada's
leading energy management and efficiency conference and
exhibition—ENEX08 (Energy Excellence 2008).
To read the full story, click here.
PTDA tracks May industry trends
CHICAGO, IL—The
Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) released May 2008
month-end trend data for Canadian distributors and manufacturers of
power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products.
To read the full story, click here.
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Siemens Canada's exiderdome will be on display this August 25-29 in Toronto.
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Siemens Canada's exiderdome in Toronto
TORONTO, ON—Siemens
Canada Limited announced that its global road show, exiderdome, is set
to be on display in August here. Exiderdome is 55 containers, 220 tons
of steel, 20 kilometres of power cables and will arrive in Toronto on a
108-metre barge—assembled together. Exiderdome allows visitors to
experience Siemens expertise in various industries, such as oil and
gas, food and beverage, automotive and building construction.
To read the full story, click here.
Motor protection less complex
TORONTO, ON—Effectively
managing a motor system can be complex and costly. Schneider Electric
Canada says users can overcome the difficulties and compatibility
issues of upgrading their electronic systems with the Telemecanique
brand TeSys, which is a new class of motor-management protection. The
TeSys T system combines primary motor-protection requirements with
additional functionality.
To read the full story, click here.
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In the PEM September issue:
- Green maintenance: Scotiabank Place (home of the Ottawa Senators) thinks green and goes red.
- In the money: PEM 2008 Salary Survey is another must-read for industry professionals.
- Oil and lubrication: Ford Motor Company has a better oil, grease and lubrication idea for you.
- Industrial belts: Useful toolbox tips to avoid oil and chemicals damaging industrial belts.
And more!
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HOT PRODUCTS
 Extech clamp meters
Extech
Instruments, a FLIR Systems, Inc. company and major supplier of test
and measurement equipment for the industrial marketplace, offers its
new-patented EX600 series True RMS Clamp Meters, which feature an IR
thermometer for locating "hot spots" and NCV. These four clamp meters
(EX612, EX613, EX622, EX623) also feature dual thermocouple inputs for
T1, T2 and T1-T2 differential temperature measurement.
For full information on the product, click here.
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